Midnight or Dawn in Mexico?

Midnight or Dawn in Mexico?
In 2013 author Alfredo Corchado published the book "Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness." The darkness relates to drug trade, cartels, political corruption,and violence.

But Mexico also has had many positive developments in recent decades, including economic growth. It is the 3rd largest economy in the Americas after the US and Brazil and will soon be the #1 exporter of cars to the US.

The Geography of Mexico is central to its role as a drug route.  During the "Miami Vice" era of the 1980s the US shut down most air transport of cocaine to the US, so that drugs were forced to enter overland or on makeshift boats (now narcosubs). Mexico's location is key: it lies between the US and the major cocaine growing countries Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. Futher, regions most affected by drug trade like in Mexico's north, marked by extremely vast stretches of desolate scrubland and desert like the Chihuahua and Sonora Deserts, which makes law enforcement difficult and provides many hiding and transit spots for cartels and gangs.

Mexico's Drug War - Council on Foreign Relationshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfRAVONRyZ4

Boomtowns Spur Economic Growth in Mexico
PBS Newshour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhXb_BipP18